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A.J. Pollock To Undergo Surgery For Fractured Right Elbow
April 1st, 2016 at 11:35pm CST ‧ By Jeff Todd
Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock will undergo surgery for a fractured
right elbow, the club announced. Pollock suffered the injury sliding into home
in tonight’s spring action.
Pollock has emerged as one of the game’s least-known stars over the past two
seasons, and his loss represents an enormous blow to the organization’s hopes
to challenge for a division title in 2016. It’s unclear how long he’ll be o
ut, but any significant stretch would be nothing short of devastating for a cl
ub that had pushed in its chips but still needed some things to go its way to
contend. He had already dealt with some elbow issues this spring, but seemed t
o be on track for Opening Day.
The 28-year-old had a short but highly promising 2014 season, and followed up
with an outstanding campaign last year. He ended the season with a .315/.367/.
498 slash over 673 plate appearances while contributing twenty home runs and 3
9 steals. And Pollock also rated as a top-notch defender, making for an overal
l package — valued last year at 7.4 rWAR and 6.6 fWAR — that is all but impo
ssible to replace, particularly with the season set to begin in a matter of da
ys.
Even as the D-Backs set out to re-make their rotation this winter, they unders
tandably remained entirely unwilling to part with Pollock. Instead, the club e
xplored long-term extension talks before ultimately settling on a two-year, $1
0.25MM pact. He is still controllable for one more season after that contract
concludes.
While the club held onto Pollock, it parted with the emergent Ender Inciarte (
and other notable assets) to acquire Shelby Miller. Certainly, Inciarte would
be an invaluable depth option to have on hand now, though the club does have i
nteresting youngster in Socrates Brito on hand. He had already challenged for
a roster spot and looked to be an option if Yasmany Tomas does not take a step
forward, but may need to take on a bigger role while Pollock recovers.
Other options for playing time include young slugger Peter O’Brien and even i
nfielder Chris Owings — who slid into the corner outfield for some action ton
ight. Utilityman Rickie Weeks and backup catcher/outfielder Chris Herrmann cou
ld also help carry the load. Of course, none of those players look like option
s in center, and Tomas is already stretched in the corner outfield. Presumptiv
e left fielder David Peralta has played in 15 MLB games up the middle over the
last two years, though he was almost exclusively a corner option in the minor
s; he could conceivably take over if the team isn’t confident enough in Brito
, or at least make some starts there in some kind of timeshare.
Of course, a veteran addition of some kind can’t be ruled out, and plenty of
players could be available as rosters continue to be trimmed. (Veterans in the
mold of Sam Fuld and Drew Stubbs come to mind; Alejandro De Aza of the Mets s
eems at least a hypothetical option, though Arizona may already have pushed it
s payroll to the max.) Trade efforts at this stage are not terribly likely to
result in a high-quality solution, but the right player could at least help ho
ld down the fort while the D-Backs await Pollock’s return.
原本手肘就有傷的A.J. Pollock
今天滑回本壘的時候又傷到右手肘
確定要動刀
還不確定需要多少時間復元
去年成績:
157G .315/.367/.498
20HR 76RBI 111R 39SB